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Billy Eckstine, an Uncommon card
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 58
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Billy Eckstine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Billy Eckstine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was noted for his rich, almost ______ bass-baritone voice.
Answer
operatic. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. From the Billy Eckstine article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in ____.
Answer
1990s. His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. From the Billy Eckstine article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice.
- In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award "for performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording".
- His recording of "I Apologize" was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Billy Eckstine article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 58: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Billy Eckstine
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Billy Eckstine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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